Please enjoy our 2024 Report to the Community, which highlights our achievements and progress during the fiscal year from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, with some inclusion of Summer 2024 operations.

The past year was a successful 12 months in nearly all areas of the business, including sport-related operations, sales, and events.

Building off the momentum of a strong 2022-23 season, our winter hill operations reached new heights with the selling of a staggering 10,696 season passes, an increase of 1,696 from our previous season. Despite some inconsistent temperatures from Mother Nature, skiers and snowboarders came out in droves, with an additional 43,101 day tickets sold.

Warm weather significantly impacted the area of high-performance sport with the cancellation of the FIS World Cup Snowboard slopestyle event. While snowmaking operations were able to begin earlier than usual, we were unable to make enough in time to allow for the building and shaping of the slopestyle course.

However, our world-class halfpipe saw great World Cup performances in both freestyle skiing and snowboarding. Canadians Amy Fraser and Brendan Mackay won silver medals in their respective freestyle events. These two World Cups were among the 12 events on the hill in winter 2023-24, including halfpipe, slopestyle, moguls, and big air.

WinSport’s Snow School continued to help grow skiing and snowboarding, with thousands participating in lessons for all ages and abilities. With many newcomers making their home in Calgary and taking up winter sports, combined with our introduction to snow sports through our Newcomers Program, we are helping form new skills and create lifelong memories for members of the greater Calgary community.

The Servus Tube Park began its sixth season in December 2023 and continued to provide additional winter recreation opportunities for Calgarians. Our discounted Friday evenings from January to March, thanks to our partnership with Servus Credit Union, proved to be successful once again.

The mountain bike season saw an increase of nearly 33% in summer passes from 2023 to 2024 and only a minimal number of rainouts and trail closures.

More than 6,000 children participated in our summer camps, making WinSport one of the top summer camp destinations in the city. With sport, wilderness, freestyle, and mountain bike camps presented by Servus, as well as our skate and hockey camps Powered by Adrenalin Source for Sports, the WinSport campus was a hive of activity throughout the entire summer.

Over the past several years, the WinSport Event Centre inside the Markin MacPhail Centre has also become a critical piece of the event scene in Calgary, hosting eight high school graduations, six national and international sporting events, several dance and cheer competitions, and five concerts.

The concerts included country star Dean Brody, Pakistani musician and Bollywood star Atif Aslam, and Indian singer Kumar Sanu. High-performance sporting events included the Yonex Open Badminton Championship and the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts — also know as the Canadian women’s curling championship — along with numerous other national and international competitions.

In addition, the WinSport Event Centre remains the home to the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Baseball League, while WinSport continues to be the official practice facility of the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers, the top minor-league affiliate of the Calgary Flames.

Of course, the biggest highlight of the year was the groundbreaking for the much-anticipated Day Lodge renovation project,  which is a transformative renovation that revitalizes a legacy and sets a new standard for community engagement, inclusivity, and environmental stewardship.

Originally constructed for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, the almost 40-year-old facility is poised to begin a new chapter as a modern community hub of activity.

Designed with a keen focus on accessibility, inclusion, and net zero carbon design, the Day Lodge renovation will feature barrier-free access and an optimized layout to significantly enhance the visitor experience.  The space has been thoughtfully designed to facilitate accessibility, within the building and to the hill, and to provide flexible space to accommodate a wide range of needs of our guests.